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Inspire.Create.Challenge #068 | So Grateful for Ornate Garden

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah. Today’s post is for the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog, where we have a fun sketch challenge this week. I love a good sketch, they really spark my creativity, and help me out when my crafty mojo has up’d and left (something that’s been happening to me a lot recently!). This week I thought I would use the Ornate Garden Suite, which arrived in my craft room last week and I hadn’t had chance to a play with.

So Grateful card using Ornate Garden from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

This pretty suite is brand new, and a bit of a sneaky peak of the up-coming Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. Ornate Garden contains two wonderful stamp sets, and two very handy die sets, an embossing folder, plus some lovely Designer Series Paper with Gold Foiling, ribbons and some Gilded Gems too.

Here I’ve used one of the Ornate Layers dies, over the Designer Series Paper to create a different background. Then finished with a lovely large sentiment which is perfect for the moment, an embossed circle of vellum, a dinky ribbon bow and one of those Gilded Gems.

Pretty card using a sketch and Ornate Garden from Stampin' Up! for Inspire.Create.Challenge with StampinByHannah

Check out the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog to see the sketch and what the rest of the Design Team have been creating this week, PLUS add your own creations using the sketch as your starter.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you again soon

Product List


Ornate Garden Suite Collection (English)
[154153]
£127.75
Ornate Style Bundle
[154119]
£48.50
Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
[152488]
£14.00
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
[152725]
£8.25
Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack
[152479]
£6.50
Gilded Gems
[152478]
£6.50
Old Olive A4 Card Stock
[106576]
£8.25
White Vellum A4 Card Stock
[106584]
£9.25
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
£7.00
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Stampin’ Up! Retiring List 2020

Stampin' Up! Retiring List 2020 UK

Gosh, these come around quickly don’t they?! I can’t believe it’s almost time for the 2020 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, and so the Retiring List is now live

This is your final opportunity to grab some of your favourite goodies from this past years Annual Catalogue before they leave us on the 30th May.

There are some exciting changes coming in the new catalogue, including Blends in Combo packs rather than as individual markers, meaning that you’ll get both the Light and Dark variation of the pen which will allow you to blend tones and colour beautiful images effortlessly. There are also more packs of Designer Series Paper that come in 6 x6″ sizes, new stamp sets, new

So, what should you grab from the Retiring List?

All the Bundles are retiring (as they do each year) but some will carry over as stamps and dies as separate products. Remember that Bundles save you 10% so if there’s one you really like, now is the time.

The current selection of Designer Series Papers are also going. There are some really lovely prints, and so totally worth a look.

Also I would pop and look at the embellishments too, as there are some really handy bits and pieces that are leaving us, and I wouldn’t want you to miss out.

Where can I find these goodies?

Click the SHOP NOW link below. The full list can be found under Sales and Specials > Last-Chance Products. You can also see which items are retiring in the main shop as they are marked as ‘retiring soon’

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InspireINK Blog Hop | Just Because with Free as a Bird

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Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah and the InspireINK blog hop for April 2020. This month, with everything that’s going on, we thought it time to take it back to basics and create some Just Because projects that you could send to your loved ones, a friend, or even a colleague to let them know they’re not alone.

Just Because card using Free as a Bird from Stampin' Up! for the InspireINK Blog Hop with StampinByHannah

Earlier this month I sent my mother in law this card, along with a bunch of printed photos of Niamh. I also made one for my mum, which I shared a week or so ago.

I love a simple card, one that you can whip up in a hurry and get it in the post, and while this one is coloured with Blends, it was made fairly quickly. The Free as a Bird stamp was stamped in Memento Black ink, and then coloured with Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake and Mossy Meadow Blends pens. I rarely use this “properly” and tend to just lay down flat colour rather than using lots of pens and blending, however if you had the time you could really go to town on this image.

Cute bird Just Because card using Free as a Bird from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The other reason I continue to love the Free as a Bird stamp set is the lovely background images. Those leaves, stamped in Pool Party ink on Pool Party card stock, just does something that makes my heart happy.

I finished this card with a sentiment from the Well Said Stamp set, keeping things simple so that it would travel well through the post.

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Product List


Free As A Bird Bundle
[151123]
£47.50
Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set
[149468]
£20.00
Stitched Nested Labels Dies
[149638]
£33.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock
[124391]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
£7.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144605]
£8.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144601]
£8.50
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[148547]
£8.50
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[147278]
£8.50
Well Said Cling Stamp Set
[148796]
£42.00

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Inspire.Create.Challenge #067 | Colour Challenge with Peaceful Poppies from Stampin’ Up!

Hello! Welcome to another Inspire.Create.Challenge. This time we have a fun colour challenge for you! Now, when I picked these colours I was totally inspired by the Peaceful Poppies suite from the January-June Mini Catalogue. These colours just make my heart happy, as does the suite.

Inspire.Create.Challenge colour challenge Stampin' Up!

My favourite part of this suite is the Designer Series Paper, and the piece I’ve used today is one of those pieces I love so much I struggled to cut it! I’m glad I did though, because I love the card it made.

Thinking of you card using Peaceful Poppies from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I’ve made a few ‘Thinking of you’ cards recently, particularly while we can’t see our family, I think it’s nice to get a little something heartfelt in the post. This card was stuffed with some baby photos and sent to my mum. I’ve done the same for my mother-in-law and I’ll be sharing that card later in the month.

Thinking of you hand made card using Peaceful Poppies from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah for Inspire.Create.Challenge

My other favourite part of this suite is the dies. They are so pretty, with details like embossed edges, stitching and then this little boarder strip which just adds a great finishing touch.

Pop over to the Inspire.Create blog and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for this fun colour challenge, and share your creations with us too!

Product List


Peaceful Poppies Suite Bundle (English)
[153938]
£127.25
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
[151324]
£10.75
Old Olive A4 Card Stock
[106576]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Painted Poppies Bundle
[153827]
£48.50
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock
[133682]
£8.25
Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)
[151595]
£20.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
£7.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock
[124391]
£8.25
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
[151326]
£7.00
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Inspire.Create.Challenge 065 | Hello Honey Bee

This week at Inspire.Create.Challenge we have a fabulous sketch challenge, I can’t wait to see what you all create with it. I love a sketch challenge, but right now, with so much going on having a sketch as a creative jumping off point can be really handy.

Hello Honey Bee quick and simple card using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah

I have been really enjoying the Honey Bee bundle recently, particularly as it matches the Golden Honey Speciality Designer Series Paper which is FREE with a £45 order during Sale-a-bration!

Sale-a-bration ends at the end of this month, and there are still a heap of fabulous bargains to be had.

Quick and Simple Honey Bee card using Golden Honey DSP from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I’ve purposely kept this card simple this week, partly because its a simple sketch, by mostly because I just love that Bee stamp and wanted to give it the space it deserves.

Please pop over to the Inspire.Create blog and check out what the Design Team have created using the sketch. While you’re there, we would LOVE you to share your makes with us too!

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Honey Bee Bundle
[153792]
£38.50
Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper
[152311]
£0.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
[121688]
£8.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Noble Peacock Rhinestones
[149494]
£5.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109132]
£5.50
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Inspire.Create.Challenge #064 | The Gangs All Meer

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah today. If you’re new around here, every other Wednesday I share a project for the Inspire.Create.Challenges Design Team. I would LOVE you to pop over to the Inspire.Create blog and check out the other Design Team members creations, and maybe even share your own project with us too!

Inspire.Create.Challenge Colour Challenge Stampin' Up! Colour Combinbation idea

This time the Inspire.Create.Challenge is a very cool colour combination idea. So, we had to work with Night of Navy and Crumb cake, and then add a colour of our choice! Now, I would normally add a really bright colour to this, something like a Melon Mambo or Lovely Lipstick. But, when it came time for me to create something for this challenge, I also needed a card for my brothers birthday (and I didn’t think he would appreciate hot pink), so I added Seaside Spray for a tone on tone look

The Gangs All Meer Birthday Card using Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration products with StampinByHannah

I’m loving these cute meerkats at the moment, and I think they make a really fun Birthday Card. Here they are stamped in Memento Black ink and then coloured in with a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend’s pen. The dots were hand drawn using the dark Night of Navy Blend too.

The Gangs All Meer is one of this years Sale-a-bration stamp sets, which means it is FREE with a £45 order!

Man's birthday card using The Gangs All Meer from Stampin' Up! for Inspire.Create.Challenge with StampinByHannah

The Happy Birthday sentiment is also taken from The Gangs All Meer, but the stamp is a longer sentiment. I selectively inked the stamp with Memento Ink so it simply said Happy Birthday for this card.

I would love you to pop over to Inspire.Create and I hope to see you again soon!

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The Gang's All Meer Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152294]
£0.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock
[106577]
£8.25
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock
[121685]
£8.25
Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock
[150889]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Stitched Nested Labels Dies
[149638]
£33.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Night Of Navy Dark Stampin' Blends Marker
[144039]
£4.25
Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker
[144582]
£4.25
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150085]
£7.00
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InspireINK Blog Hop | cute and simple box with Peaceful Poppies

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Hello! Welcome to the InspireINK Blog Hop this month. We have some fabulous 3D inspiration for you this time, and while 3D isn’t my speciality, I thought this the perfect opportunity to make a fun box and use up some of my collection of Designer Series Paper!

Peaceful Poppies box using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper with StampinByHannah

This very simple box is so easy to make, and uses one sheet of A4 card stock.

Measurements;

Card stock – Poppy Parade – 8-1/4 x 10-3/8″ (20 x 26 cm)

Score on the long side at – 2-1/2, 5, 7-1/2, 10, and 10-3/8″ (6, 12, 18, 24, 25 cm)

Score on the short side at – 3/8, 2-7/8, 5-3/8, and 7-7/8″ (1, 7, 13, and 19 cm)

Please note to keep the measurements easy, the metric box is slightly smaller

Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper – 5 pieces that are 2-1/4 x 2-1/4″ (5.5 x 5.5 cm)

Quick and Easy DIY Box using Stampin' Up! Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper with StampinByHannah

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Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock
[121694]
£8.25
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
[151324]
£10.75
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00
Snail Adhesive
[104332]
£6.50
Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50
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Inspire.Create.Challenge 063 | Card with Movement

Oh here we go again, setting myself a challenge that I have no idea what I was thinking when I set it! I mean, Movement, what was I thinking here?! Anyway, I’ve come up with a simple but effective card that would be heaps of fun for a children’s birthday, of maybe the big kid in your life

Happy Birthday card using Bonanza Buddies from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

This cute card is 4 x 4″, in Crushed Curry. I love a different sized card, and this size is great for a thinking of your note, or maybe a fun addition to a lunchbox or a suitcase.

The Bonanza Buddies stamp set is so super cute. I couldn’t resist the lovely Lion stamp, which is actually 3 stamps; one for the body and face, one for the mane and a third for his facial expression. Stamps like this are so fun as you can change the colour of each element and make him different each time.

Here the Lion’s body is stamped directly onto the card in Crushed Curry. I also stamped the body onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock to allow me to die cut his face separately. His mane is Pumpkin Pie and then is expression is in Memento Black. The Face and Mane were adhered to each other using a Dimensional, before being stuck to a concertina of card stock which gives the movement.

These are really simple to create. A strip of card stock 1 cm wide, scored at 1 cm intervals, and folded backwards and forwards.

Cute Moving Card using Bonanza Buddies from Stampin' Up! for Inspire.Create.Challenge with StampinByHannah

This card is finished with a scattering of sequins from the Sale-a-bration Metallic Bakers Twine and Sequin Pack which is currently FREE with a £45 order

What some more Moving Inspiration? Pop over to the Inspire.Create blog and check out the other Design Team creations, and enter your own makes too.

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Birthday Bonanza Suite Bundle
[153929]
£65.25
Metallic Baker’S Twine & Sequins Combo Pack
[152314]
£0.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry
[131288]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
[147087]
£7.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
[147086]
£7.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
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InspireINK Blog Hop | Happy Birthday card with Bloom and Grow

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Goodness me, January is busy for Birthdays! Luckily, this means I had plenty of opportunity to make a card for this months InspireINK blog hop and the January theme of Birthday!

Happy Birthday Card using Bloom and Grow from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

This card was inspired by one in the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue. Did you know that the catalogue is jam packed with ideas and inspiration, it’s so much more than just a list of stamps! Anyway, I needed a nice Happy Birthday card for my Aunt’s birthday last week, and this card was just special enough that it was perfect!

It uses the Bloom and Grow stamp set and coordinating dies from the Annual Catalogue, along with the Country Floral 3D Embossing folder on a base of Coastal Cabana card stock.

The floral sprays in this stamp set are so pretty, I had a tough time deciding which one to use if I’m honest. However, I picked this large one in the end and stamped it four times. Twice in Versamark to heat emboss in gold, and twice in Memento Black to colour with Stampin’ Blends. There is no fancy colouring here, just basic colouring, but I think it looks awesome!

Detailed Floral Birthday Card using Bloom and Grow from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The floral sprays were coloured with the Blackberry Bliss duo (although I think my light marker might need replacing, it looks a bit light here!), along with the light Shaded Spruce and Dark Pool Party Blends.

The sentiment is taken from the Painted Poppies stamps set that I think is now a permanent feature of my desk, I just cannot put it away!

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Bloom & Grow Bundle
[151069]
£49.50
Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)
[151595]
£20.00
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana
[131302]
£8.25
Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder
[151823]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109129]
£5.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock
[133682]
£8.25
Layering Circles Dies
[141705]
£33.00
White Vellum A4 Card Stock
[106584]
£9.25
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109132]
£5.50
Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends
[147932]
£8.50
Shaded Spruce Light Stampin' Blends
[147936]
£4.25
Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker
[144594]
£4.25
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Inspire.Create.Challenges 061 | Birthday Bonanza Colour challenge!

Oh dear! It’s another one of those colour challenges that I wonder what I was thinking when I set it! However, I’m rather pleased with my creation in the end, so maybe it’s not all that bad!

Birthday Bonanza Birthday Card for Inspire.Create.Challenge with Stampin' Up! products and StampinByHannah

This week’s Colour challenge is to use; Early Espresso, Flirty Flamingo and Pretty Peacock.

I just love Pretty Peacock, so much that I’ve recently painted my dining room wall in a very similar colour. Here I’ve used Pretty Peacock as the card base, with tone on tone stamping to add a little something extra!

Cute Birthday Card using a Puffin using Birthday Bonanza from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The Puffin is stamped in Early Espresso with a Flirty Flamingo beak. This cute dude is from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set, and has coordinating dies too! I bought this stamp set with Niamh in mind, but I do think I’m going to get more use out of it that I first thought!

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Bonanza Buddies Bundle
[153815]
£36.00
Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
[150886]
£8.25
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
£7.00
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock
[141421]
£8.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
[147114]
£7.00
Stitched Shapes Dies
[145372]
£28.00
Layering Circles Dies
[141705]
£33.00
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